Iowa opened the dual with five straight wins, starting with junior Lucas Magnani's 7-3 decision over Seth Wright at 125. True freshman Daniel Dennis followed up with an 11-5 win over Chris Helgeson to improve to 7-2 on the season at 133. Sophomore Alex Tsirtsis improved to 6-2 at 141 with his 10-4 win over Ryan Osgood. Senior Ty Eustice remained undefeated an 8-0, scoring a 15-5 major decision over Justin Swafford at 149. Senior Joe Johnston came back from a 4-3 deficit in the second period to beat Chris Bitetto, 8-5 at 157. Johnston is now 6-2 on the season.
Northern Iowa put its first team points on the board with Nick Baima's 21-6 technical fall over junior Joe Uker at 165. Iowa sophomore Mark Perry responded by pinning Curt Zinnel in 2:11 at 174 to pick up his 30th career win and improve to 3-0 on the season. The Panthers won close decisions at 184 and 197 before Iowa sophomore Matt Fields ended the night with a 7-3 win over Tyler Rhodes at heavyweight. Fields improved to 7-1 on the season.
Iowa's next competition will be December 29-30 at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, IL.
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